The works of Hubert Howe Bancroft . out five miles of theColeto River, the banks of which were well timbered. 58 Captain Frazer volunteered on the 16th to ascertain the state o returned with the news late in the afternoon of the 17th. Doctor Bar-nards Account, published in the Goliad Guard, 1875, and transcribed by Linnin his Reminiscences, 148-82. 59 Tjrrea^ Biario, 13. Urreas force now amounted probably to 1,200 men. 60 Shackleford in Foote, ii. 234, says Fannins force did not exceed 275effective men. This number did not include Hortons cavalry. Urrea statesthat he took about 400
The works of Hubert Howe Bancroft . out five miles of theColeto River, the banks of which were well timbered. 58 Captain Frazer volunteered on the 16th to ascertain the state o returned with the news late in the afternoon of the 17th. Doctor Bar-nards Account, published in the Goliad Guard, 1875, and transcribed by Linnin his Reminiscences, 148-82. 59 Tjrrea^ Biario, 13. Urreas force now amounted probably to 1,200 men. 60 Shackleford in Foote, ii. 234, says Fannins force did not exceed 275effective men. This number did not include Hortons cavalry. Urrea statesthat he took about 400 prisoners—an exaggeration. Biario, 18. 228 the Alamo and goliad massacres. Fannin, though a brave and intrepid officer, wasdeficient in caution, and had too much contempt forthe Mexicans, whom he could not believe would dare tofollow and attack him. Unfortunately, his low appre-ciation of the foe was too generally shared in by hismen, and as the teams were weary and weak for wantof food, he halted for an hour to refresh them. The. Austins Map. march was then continued four miles farther, the roadlying through an oval prairie skirted by belts of tim-ber. In front, not more than a mile and a half distant,was the Coleto, the goal of safety, with its shelteringwoods, and on right and left, four or five miles away,was the forest. And now, from a skirt of timber twomiles distant toward the west, the enemys cavalryemerged, and rapidly took up a position on the frontand right, while from the same quarter his infantry A CRITICAL SITUATION. 229 presently issued, and deliberately deployed on theleft and rear. The Americans were completely sur-rounded. Urrea, unconscious of the enemys movements, hadleisurely prepared to lay siege to Fort , however, he discovered that it had been evac-uated, he hastened to repair his mistake, and went inpursuit with his cavalry, and a portion of the infantry,instructing Colonel Garay to occupy the fort, and thensend forward the artillery and
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